South Carolina Senate Bill 238

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Passed on July 1 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - Act No. 246
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-1-180, Relating To Adjournment Of The General Assembly And Conditions For Extended Session, So As To Provide That The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives May Call Their Respective Bodies Into Session After The Sine Die Adjournment Date If The General Appropriations Bill Or Capital Reserve Fund Resolution Is Not Completed By The Sine Die Adjournment Date, To Provide The Time Period During Which The Senate And The House Of Representatives May Be Called Back To Complete Those Matters And Any Conference Committees Appointed On Or Before The Date Of Sine Die Adjournment, And To Provide For The Tolling Of The One-hundred-twenty-day Period That The General Assembly Has To Review State Regulations. - Ratified Title

Sine Die

Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]

Sen. Shane Massey [R]

Sen. Luke Rankin [R]

2026-06-25 - House - House: Override Veto By The Governor (Y: 97 N: 3 NV: 9 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Override The Veto (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 108 N: 3 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-05 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-01		Act No. 246
2026-07-01		Effective date 06/25/26
2026-06-25	House	Veto overridden Yeas-97 Nays-3
2026-06-25	Senate	Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-39 Nays-0
2026-05-18		Vetoed by Governor
2026-05-13		Ratified R 127
2026-05-13	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-3
2026-05-13	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2026-05-07	Senate	Returned to House with amendments
2026-05-07	Senate	House amendment amended
2026-05-07	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2026-05-06	House	Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
2026-05-06	House	Read second time
2026-05-06	House	Amended
2026-05-05	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26
2026-04-30	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
2025-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-02-19	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-02-05	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2025-02-05	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2025-02-05	Senate	Amended
2025-02-04	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2025-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2025-02-04	Senate	Amended
2025-01-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-01-29	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-16	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	1	180	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0238&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20250116.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20250129.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20250130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20250204.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20250205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20260430.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20260506.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/238_20260507.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25123
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25141
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27560
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27741
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=28070
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=28103